UK / Ireland
NCL Technology Ventures launches £50m fund
Fund will invest in high-growth SMEs, with a focus on medical technologies and therapeutics
Patron sells Cala stake to Legal & General in £605m deal
Deal for the UK home builder brings to an end a five-year tenure for the vendor
Montagu to launch €500m infra fund
Montagu has a history of sourcing and investing in infrastructure-like assets for its buyout funds
Augmentum raises £94m in LSE flotation
Newly announced investment vehicle will deploy a substantial portion of the funds within one year
Oaktree, KKR acquire Riverstone's Proserv via restructuring
Development comes three and a half years after Riverstone acquired the company for $750m
Equistone VI holds final close on €2.8bn hard-cap
Mid-market PE investor saw total potential commitments of тЌ4bn, significantly exceeding target
NorthEdge invests in Cloud Technology Solutions
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically writes cheques of ТЃ5-45m
John Holloway moves onto new role at EIF
Holloway will look after a new initiative involving fundraising from the private sector
Seraphim prepares launch of $250m global space fund
First close could be held by Q3 2018, with a full pipeline for the deal team
Turn/River injects $40m into Netsparker
Web-security scanning software company will undertake geographic expansion and invest in marketing
Livingbridge partner Paul Morris joins BDO
In his new role, Morris will be advising businesses looking for private equity investment
Octopus sells Box-it Data to Montagu's Oasis
Records and information management company says the acquisition is its largest to date
Hg's Cogital acquires Rawlinsons
Deal is the second bolt-on acquisition for the tax and advisory group's UK company Baldwins in two weeks
Clearwater hires Canaccord's O'Donnell
In his new role as partner, OтDonnell will be in charge of Clearwater's consumer sector practice
Accel-KKR invests in Kimble Applications
Data analytics software developer will invest in product development and international expansion
Brait's New Look proposes CVA with closure of 60 stores
High street fashion retailer will look to renegotiate its rental and debt agreements
Station 12 to raise £60m for venture funds
VC will target early- and growth-stage investments in the media, entertainment and knowledge space
EmergeVest acquires CM Downton in £75m deal
GP will put in place a succession plan for the logistics company's family owners
Q&A: Rutland's Craddock on Aston Barclay and making partner
Special situations investor's newly appointed partner discusses the firm's evolution and its recent investment in the UK-based car auction business
GP Bullhound acquires AdMedia
Following the acquisition, five senior deal-makers will join the VC firm's investment team
Seraphim hires Rombaut as general partner
Rombaut will support fundraising efforts as the VC firm plans to launch a new global vehicle
Perwyn backs Freshcut Foods MBO
Fruit, vegetable and carbohydrates supplier aims to capitalise on an increased focus on healthy diets
Hughes Armstrong-backed Davy Markham goes into administration
Yasmin Bhikha and John Lowe of FRP Advisory were appointed joint administrators on 26 February
Elysian-backed Fastflow bolts on Partner Construction
Portfolio company has acquired the housing developer with cash from the GP's initial buyout